The space beyond the stone door was vast. Li Qing used spirit fire to illuminate the place, revealing pitch-black withered bones corrupted by demonic energy, strewn haphazardly across the ground. A layer of black powder covered the floor as well—the ashes left behind after the bones had weathered away.
Because too much time had passed, almost nothing had remained within. The storage bags left behind by these dead cultivators had nearly all been completely contaminated by demonic energy.
"This vicious tiger from the Demon Realm is truly no simple matter. Even separated by the Golden Dao Law barrier left behind by the Tiger Subduing Celestial Venerable, it was still able to accomplish so much."
Li Qing sighed, thinking that he had truly been lucky this time. If it had not been reduced to a single lingering obsession, he would likely have faced a situation more likely to be bad than good today.
The Origin Demonic Energy lingering in the space gradually dissipated completely. By the light cast by his spirit fire, Li Qing arrived before a stone wall. It was clear that some written information had once been left upon it, only for the demonic tiger to erase it.
Only the final few characters remained clear and deeply carved: "Left by Zhang Daoxuan."
"What a pity. This should have been a Daoist art or secret technique, perhaps something the Tiger Subduing Celestial Venerable left behind before attaining the Dao. To have it lost like this is truly regrettable."
The inheritance left behind by a Celestial Venerable before proving the Dao was undoubtedly extraordinarily precious. It might even have contained the secret behind his invincibility.
But soon, Li Qing seemed to realize something. Frowning, he muttered to himself, "The Tiger Subduing Celestial Venerable possessed such great talent and strategy. He should